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Overturned rig blocks traffic on interstates

An overturned tractor-trailer loaded with frozen food blocked an exit lane Sunday at 5:08 p.m., preventing northbound traffic on Interstate 81 from exiting onto Interstate 70 either eastbound or westbound for hours after the incident, Maryland State Police said.

The operator of the rig was transported to Washington County Hospital with injuries that were not believed to be serious, dispatchers said Sunday night.

The lane was still blocked at 10 p.m.

Halfway and Williamsport firefighters and rescuers responded to the scene.

Frederick 'party patrol' leads to several arrests

FREDERICK, Md. - A "party patrol" targeting underage drinkers and drug users netted one arrest for assault, four for drug possession and one for driving while intoxicated Saturday and early Sunday, Frederick County Sheriff's deputies said.

Richard M. Byrnes, 24, of the 1700 block of Edgewood Drive, Hagerstown, was charged with second-degree assault after deputies broke up a fight at a large party on Lakeview Drive around 10:43 p.m. Saturday.